Sikkim Population - Census India 2011

Sikkim is one of state in India with population of 6,10,577. There are 4 districts, 9 Taluks, 451 villages and 9 towns in Sikkim.

As per the Census India 2011, Sikkim has 1,29,006 households, population of 6,10,577 of which 3,23,070 are males and 2,87,507 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 64,111 which is 10.5% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Sikkim state is around 890 compared to 943 which is national average of India. The literacy rate of Sikkim state is 72.87% out of which 77.78% males are literate and 67.37% females are literate. The total area of Sikkim is 7,096 sq.km with population density of 86 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 74.85% of population lives in Urban area and 25.15% lives in Rural area. There are 4.63% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 33.8% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Sikkim.

Sikkim Religion Population

Description

Population

Percentage

Total

6,10,577

100%

Hindu

3,52,662

57.76%

Buddhist

1,67,216

27.39%

Christian

60,522

9.91%

Other religions and persuasions

16,300

2.67%

Muslim

9,867

1.62%

Sikh

1,868

0.31%

Religion not stated

1,828

0.3%

Jain

314

0.05%

Sikkim Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area